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San Clemente wren

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Subspecies of bird

San Clemente wren
Conservation status
Extinct
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Troglodytidae
Genus: Thryomanes
Species: T. bewickii
Subspecies: T. b. leucophrys
Trinomial name
Thryomanes bewickii leucophrys
Anthony, 1895
Synonyms
  • Thryothorus leucophrys

The San Clemente wren (Thryomanes bewickii leucophrys) was a subspecies of Bewick's wren. It was mainly distributed on San Clemente Island, off the southern coast of California. The San Clemente wren is extinct, with the last sighting in 1941.

Description

The San Clemente wren measured about 14 cm (5.5 in) in length, with a wingspan of about 5.5 cm (2.2 in). The plumage on top was brown with a grey wash, with a white eye-stripe. The underparts were a mix of grey and white, with the lower tail coverts having black bars.

Extinction

In the early 20th century, the San Clemente wren was reported to be common on San Clemente Island. However, habitat destruction from goats led to the demise of the species by the middle of the century.

References

  1. ^ Anthony, A. W. (1895). "A new species of Thryothorus from the Pacific coast" (PDF). The Auk. 12 (1): 51–52. doi:10.2307/4068200. JSTOR 4068200. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  2. ^ "Thryomanes bewickii leucophrys - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
  3. ^ Oiseaux.net. "Troglodyte de Bewick - Thryomanes bewickii - Bewick's Wren". www.oiseaux.net. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
  4. GBIF. "Thryomanes bewickii subsp. leucophrys (Anthony, 1895) - Checklist View". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
  5. "San Clemente Bewick's Wren - Thryomanes bewickii leucophrys - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
  6. ^ Hume, Julian P. (2017). Extinct Birds (2nd ed.). Bloomsbury Natural History. ISBN 978-1-472-93745-2.
  7. Breninger, George F. (1904). "San Clemente Island and Its Birds". The Auk. 21 (2): 218–223. doi:10.2307/4070044. JSTOR 4070044.
  8. Linton, C. B. (1908). "Notes from San Clemente Island". The Condor. 10 (2): 82–86. doi:10.2307/1361017. JSTOR 1361017.
  9. Jones, H. Lee; Diamond, Jared M. (1976). "Short-time-base studies of turnover in breeding bird populations on the California Channel Islands" (PDF). The Condor. 78 (4): 526–549. doi:10.2307/1367103. JSTOR 1367103. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
Taxon identifiers
Thryomanes bewickii leucophrys


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